Hi guys! Things are going to be a little different around here this week because my voice doesn’t need to be heard right now. So, to amplify black voices instead, here are five posts by black creators that I enjoyed this week, followed by several action steps you can take to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

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New guide alert! Please read (swipe) 💗 First, I want to offer my deepest gratitude to the 10,000+ 🤯 beautiful humans who have joined me on this journey of compassionate inner work and outer action, and to those who have been here from the beginning and in between 💗💗💗 The ways you all have showed up for my work and the black community has been overwhelming. If you are in this online community and safe space, I know you are well intentioned and want to learn and do the work. ⁣ ⁣ That being said, I’ve been getting a lot of messages from white people (who want to be genuine allies), sharing that they are nervous and afraid to “say the wrong thing” when trying to learn, show support, or have difficult conversations with black people and other IPOC. This guide is to encourage you and equip you with the tools to step out of that fear and engage in REVOLUTIONARY CONVERSATIONS (defined in the swipe) ❤️⁣ ⁣ First, do not let your fear keep you silent. It is a million times better to SAY SOMETHING and be open to being corrected/educated vs saying nothing at all. Remember, these confrontations are GROWTH opportunities for us as human beings and opportunity for validation and solidarity on the receiving end. But I do empathize with the discomfort in this ego dismantling. This opportunity to dismantle ego and open our hearts and spirits applies to ALL of us and manifests in different ways. But in this case, I am providing resources in relation to race, and you can alter these tips to fit any other uncomfortable conversation that you would like to enter and engage in openly. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I was lucky enough to engage in a revolutionary conversation yesterday and it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever experienced. I hope that you too can experience something as emotionally and spiritually stunning as a revolutionary conversation that results in peace, honesty, understanding, and genuine unity. ❤️❤️❤️ love you all BIG TIME. Your efforts to DO BETTER are appreciated and seen. We are on the path to evolving our society. #BlackLivesMatter #IAmWorthyOfPeace #WeAreWorthyOfPeace #RevolutionaryConversations

A post shared by Haile Thomas (@hailethomas) on Jun 3, 2020 at 11:40am PDT

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racial gaslighting 101 〰️

A post shared by OGOR (@ogorchukwuu) on Jun 2, 2020 at 4:13pm PDT

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Think about this before you post a selfie of yourself enjoying a glass of vino or feeling yourself in your wfh fit. Think wisely about the space you are occupying on the internet right now. Is what you are sharing helpful? Is it in support of the people out there who are suffering, grieving, protesting or looking to do better? We need all hands on deck right now. We are talking about hundreds of years of systemic oppression. What’s happening in the world right now isn’t just in response to what’s happened over the past week. People are responding to the millions of lives that have forever been impacted by a system that has been built to disenfranchise them. Your selfie can wait.

A post shared by Avery Francis (@averyfrancis) on May 30, 2020 at 7:32pm PDT

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✨Sit with it. We can’t grow and change if we stay comfortable. Get uncomfortable. It may feel itchy, sticky and jarring. Until it’s not. • Shout out to the newcomers here and the folks who have sat through some difficult posts and haven’t unfollowed or blocked me. You will be the ones to create change if you’re willing to take risks and sit with the discomfort that arises. • #sitwithdiscomfort #getcurious #buildcapacity #createchange #blackdietitian #centerthosemostmarginalized #diversifydietetics #fatpositivedietitian #allfoodsaregoodfoods #eatingdisorderrecovery #weightstigma #allbodiesaregoodbodies #bodiesintheroom thinking beyond #haes #intuitiveeating #bodytrust #antidiet #dietculture #antidietdietitian

A post shared by Jessica Wilson, MS. RD.She/Her (@jessicawilson.msrd) on May 28, 2020 at 2:54pm PDT

And one article that I especially urge you to read if you have strong feelings about the inappropriateness of the riots and/or the phrase “Black lives matter.”

Possible action steps if you feel so compelled:

GoFundMe for George Floyd’s daughter Gianna

GoFundMe for Breonna Taylor’s family

Justice for Breonna Taylor petition at change.org

Where you can donate money for protestors’ bail funds (by state)

Take care of yourselves this weekend. xo